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French Nachos
Posted May 31, 2007 at 05:20 AM by lapetite
From take-out pizza to microwaveable burgers to Flunch, sometimes it seems like the French just don’t understand junk food.There is, however, an exception: potato chips. My Lord, do the French have tasty potato chips. Now, it’s not their essential chippiness which is so superior to American brands — they aren’t [...]
Ceci n'est pas une fraise
Posted May 30, 2007 at 02:24 AM by lapetite
There were a lot of strawberries at the market today, and I noticed that they were labeled “3 barquettes/3 Euro”, so I decided to get some for our lunch. Unfortunately, most of the strawberries looked a little dreary — dark and dull red, oversized, a little mushy. But then I spotted a few barquettes sitting apart from the others, [...]
King of Pastrami
Posted May 30, 2007 at 03:28 AM by lapetite
With so much terrific French food all around you in Paris, it's hard to imagine wanting anything else. Still, when the occasional ethnic-food craving hits, it's nice to know that Paris can satisfy these yearnings as well. For me, the yearning takes the form of deli-food -- bagels, challah, pickles, and pastrami. And [...]
lahore gawal mandi food street
Posted May 27, 2006 at 07:49 PM by
Food street in Gawal Mandi, Lahore is a centre of Pakistani food. It is localted off the famous Laxmi Chowk of Lahore and it essentially consists of a number of streetside restaurants, juice and milk shops and sweet shops. The street is open to traffic at the day time but as the sun sets, the street is closed for traffic and tables are set on [...]
fisherman's wharf
Posted June 09, 2006 at 06:36 AM by
Another great tourist spot in S.F. is Fisherman's Wharf. I never got a good look at it until it was my turn to family from Hong Kong around on their vacation. The sights are gorgeous. There are shops around, a small aquarium, and of course clam chowder in a bread bowl. A bit overpriced but still delicious. I think I'll go back again soon; it's [...]
